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8 THE MOBSTyG OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY, APRIL ,13, 1918., ULSTER OPPOSES HOI RULE PLANS Dublin Convention Delegates . Declare Non-Concurrence in Draft Report. FISCAL QUESTION STICKER Approach to .lgreemcnt Declared to Be Impossible FUures Given ob Ircland'a Contribution io Taxes This Year. lOXDON. April IX Ths Ulster . Unionist delegates to tha Irish conven tion have Issued a report. signed by It delegates. Including tha Marquis of Londonderry, the Duke of Abercoro. rolonal Robert Gordon Eharman-Craw-ford and Jamas Johnston. Lord Mayor of Belfast. Ths delegation finds Itself unable to concur la tha chairman- draft report, and protests against tha lattera Im plication that a measara of agreement regarding the measure of Irish self. government waa attained. It states that upon tha fundamental Issues no agreement waa at any time visible. On many Important questions the nationalists were aharply divided. After reviewing ths reasons for ths calling of tha convention ths report says: "We expected that the real work of tha convention would nave directed toward a sincere and patriotic sndeavor to find common ground somewhere be tween the act of 114. on tha ona hand and the view of lister on tha oth-r. "From the first week we urged this coarse and repeatedly expressed our disappointment that almost every Na tionalist s speech outlined a form of horn rule far In advance of any previous claim. BUhatp ef Raphe Offers Plasv The scheme finally brought forward by the Bishop of Raphoe In behalf of the Nationalists. Included the follow Ina demands: 'First, a sovereign Independent parliament for Ireland, co-equal In power and authority with the imperial parliament. -Second, complete fiscal autonomy for Ireland. Including the power of Im posing tariffs and control of ths excise. Involving-, as It would, the risk of hostile tariffs sralnst Great Britain: the right of making commercial trea ties with foreign countries and full powers of direct taxation. "Third, the right to raise and main tain a military territorial force In Ireland. 'Fourth, repudiation of any liability for national debt on the plea of over taxation in Ireland In the past, but admitting- the principle of a small an nual contribution to the Imperial expenditures. "Firth, denial ef tha right of the Im perial Parliament to Impose military service In Ireland, unless with tha con sent of the Irish Parliament. tarsi Qavattoa Big- Obetaele. "Over the fiscal question." the report continues, co approach to an agree ment was possible, and the real object of the proposals was clearly apparent In the official reply to questions by ths chairman, signed by Mr. Redmond, ths bishop of itaphoe. Mr. Devlin and f'.eorge Russell. In which they emphat ically Insisted upon their demsnd for fiscal Independence and crystallised srrument In the following- terms: -"Self-government does not exist where thoee nominally entrusted with the affairs of the government have no control of the fiscal and economic policy " The report declares In opposition to this demand for fiscal Independence: "lister takes a firm stand on the basis of the peoples' common prosper ity and maintains that the fiscal unity of tne felted Kingdom must bs pre served intact, carrying with it. as It dn, the sovereignty of the impertel Parliament and due representation therein." Tsxatlea Views Differ. The report points out tha t while Ireland's contribution to Imperial tax ation for the current year was about f U.vii.v40. an Important section of the Xattoosltete opposed sny contribution, but a majority favored a contribution ranging from IJ.ivO.vOO to 14,400,000 yearly. The Blahoo of Rsphoe's fifth pro posal wss supported bv a majority vots of the convention. The report con tinues: "We regard as excessively dsngerous ths rationalist claim that the Irish constabulary shall come under ths con trol of the Irish Parliament at tha end of the war. Instead of remaining under Irrrerlal control for six years, as provided In the 114 act. -Falling- any evidence of an approach to the narrowing of our differences J and In view of tbe new demands of ths Naturalists, we were ftnslly forced to declare that Ulster la unable to partici pate In any scheme of self-government for Ireland. We cannot overlook the strong probability that the controlling force of such would today be the re publlcsn or Sinn Fein party, which Is openly and argresstvely hostile to Great Britain and the empire." FAMOUS ACTRESS HELPS BRING JOY TO BOYS FIGHTING ABROAD Majr Robson Knits 50 Sweaters for Soldier Friends and Writes to Many of Them to Help Make Their Lives in France More Cheerful. BT LEONTZ CASS BAER. THE iOth sweater for the 60th sol dier boy friend, of May Robson took on form and outline and her busy needles elackety-cllcked holes In our conversation, since the bolea were In ths conversation, and not In tbs sweater. It was all right. Miss Robson Is tremendously in earnest about ber knitting and about everything else shs csn do to help out. Shs has dug up ber recipe for the famous May Robson gingerbread. In answer te an appeal from some Hooverish committee in Washington. D. C. which Is getting out cook book In which the contributors ara famous folk. -Gingerbread Is good for all of us. snd my recipe Is economical," says this radiant comedienne, whom some one has sptly described as gloriously ma ternal. She la Just that, and most of our talk was, about Koble. short for Robson. the wee little S-year-oId grandson, who scorns calling "grand ma" anything so vitally youthful ana alert, and ref ens to her aa May. He s back home. In New Tork. and his life, snd Muxsle May's life, are bounded on the east, west, north and south by the soldiers. the loves every mother's son of them and her sweaters, mufflers and wristlets flow In a steady stream. along with tobacco and present, across the bin- watera to lads over there. Some of them axe actor boya whom shs knows, but most of them are lads whose names she draws at benefits. ftacks of lettera she receives and ber aeoretary, wbo travels) along, haa for one of her established rites long morn- n conferences about Jack's smokes or Bill's request for resdlng material. Tbe lovely, sweet thing about It the May Robsonlsb thing about It Is that these boys, many of them, don't even know who she la, -One boy." she told me. "is Joe Tolesco. He gets some pal to write for him. In his last letter be asked if I were Miss. Mrs. or Madame, and aald he knew I was a working girl because all my letters bore different postmarks. It msde ms ache to learn from Joe that I am the only aoul on earth he has to writs to." Tears come quickly to the soft topax ryes of Msy Robson when she speaks of her soldier boys. She Is so human, so womanly and withal so mentally alert. Quite at variance lth the stage role she Is playing In "K Little Bit Old-Faahloned." Miss Robson is In private life alluringly feminine. smartly clad and keenly attuned to all the fun that's going on. We were talking of auffrage. and May Robson Is more antl than sufferer. -For that very reason, with all oth ers, I sst back and watched when this awful war fell upon us. American women bad been so spoiled by their husbands and ao pampered that I lis tened while the word went round that now we would ride roughshod over traditions: that we would take the reins and be meddling In every administra tive measure. I held my breath. What did the American woman do? Why, she forgot her political fights, her suf frage, her personal grievances, her - - i Ml'- y)im 1 .. , - , . . . ' r- s " . : ' Xay Robewst, NoTrd star, at the Hrtlla Tkia -H eck. progresslveness. In a way, and turned right around to ask grandmother how to knit. Isn't it wonderful? She let the men go right ahead with their ships and munitions and bickerings and politics" and is doing ber share right In her home, clothing and com forting our men." May Robson does not knit socks. "You can buy better ones cheaper." shs says. "Woolen knitted sacks will not dry only like boards, and yon can get nice, warm, soft cashmere socks. which the men In the trencnes prerer. for less than It costs for either yarn or time In making- them. My boys write and tell me this." Miss Robson has an Invariable rule that her curtain shall not go up until the "Star-Spangled Banner" is played. and when a theater manager In War saw, Wis., who also waa the orchestra leader, remonstrated against playing the anthem, giving as his excuse that his natrons hated to he disturbed, once they were comfortably In their seats. Miss Robson said. "All right; no an tbrm. no show." -It's a great pity." says this warm hearterf patriot, "that an audience baa to be disturbed enough to rise out of comfortable seats at an entertainmen to sing a few bars of the National song, while Its boys are over there dying for their country. People." says May Robson, "some people, make me very, very 111." HISS. LOUISE HUNT CLEARED BY BOARD Assistant Librarian Exonerat ed Df Accusation That She Is Disloyal. ATTITUDE IS SET FORTH In Statement to Members of Board Miss Hunt Says She Is for' Best Interests of Country, but Says. She Opposes Present Methods..'. Taxed wrth disloyalty because she declined to buy liberty bonds when urged to do so by a committee of workers, denounced by them in an af fidavit, and quizzed by the Department of Justice. Miss Louise Hunt, assistant to Miss Mary F. Isom, librarian at the Central Library, last night waa com pletely exonerated by the board of dt- ENGINEER IS HELD A. C. Frame Arrested oh Advice of Arizona Officers. BAIL IS FIXED AT $25,000 ENGINEERS' MASCOT LOST Bulldog- Strays From Home of Cap tain Frrd A. Mitchell. Ted-lie. the bulldog mascot of the Fourth Engineers, strayed away from the home of Captain Fred A. Mitchell, 51 F.at Tnlrty-seventh street South, where she wss living quietly with Mrs. Mlt'-hell. and It Is believed shs set out to Join her rrgimsnt for the big ad venture abroad. I'eddla was the pet of ths engineers until last Jsnusry. when ths boys left mor Inn " D Z0 for Camp C.reene. N C. wbers they 11 w found a few days ago. the of Prisoner Is Accused of Perjury and Embexxlement and Probably Will Be Betarned to Prescott to Answer Charges. Charges ef embexxlement and per jury were lodged against A. B. Frame by Frank B. Dyer, of Prescott, Aril.. late last night. Inspectors Leonard and Snow, acting upon advlcss from Sheriff Joe Toung, of Prescott. arrested Mr. Frame at his home yesterday after noon. Since last Saturday the omcers had been on the lookout tor Mr. Frame. and It was upon his return from a buslnesa trip down the Columbia River that the arrest was msde. The Arlsona' authorltlea have fixed his cash ball ss flli.OOO. Mr. Frame Is a hydraullo englnser. snd It Is thought that It was his work In a mine adjoining Frescott which has brought about the arrest. Mrs. Frame last evening said her husband's arrest was absolutely without cause. Ths Prescott trouble, she said, hsd been In the balance for several years. Mr. Frame will be remembered aa the engineer who supervised the work of excavating the basement of the Portland Hotel a few years ago. Arthur 1. Moulton Is acting as attorney for Mr. Frame. Mr. Moulton said the only Informa tion he had received concerning the charge placed against his client was that two felony warrants had been filed against blm. The warrants have failed to arrive here. Judge Rosaman has refussd to fix his ball. friends, none of whom was In. Finally hs entered a telephone booth. By tbi time a crowd had gathered and R. Myers, auditor at the Oregon Hotel, be came alarmed. "Send up some detectives," hs shout ed over the telephone. "There is a fellow up here with gun four feet long and from his action he seems bent oo murder.-- Tom Swennes, of the Inspector's squad, rushed to the scene and when he arrived all was quiet at the Oregon. Urewelle had made his exit after fall Ing to get In communication with hi friends. Inspector Swennes caught up with him at Broadway and Washing ton. -What do you mean by creating all that disturbance r he asked. 'No disturbance at all." replied Offi cer Grewalle. "No, not a great deal only you had us placing hurry up calls all over the beat to prevent a murder at the Ore gon. Officer Grewalle Is new on ths beat. GALE TIES UP TRAFFIC GOVERNMENT WORK ON ATLANTIC COAST FORCED TO I16PE.D. PECUXATIOX MAT TOTAIj $1600 Operations of A. B. Frame Said to Have Been Extensive PRESCOTT. Arlx, April 12. (Spe cial. A. B. Frame, promoter of the Portland Mining Company In the Jer ome district. Is wanted hers on two charge, embexxlement of $150 and per jury. His peculations from the com pany are alleged to amount to more than Hi 00. but the speclfio charge is based on ths first named amount. The perjury charge la based on his alleged representatlona to ths Stats Corporation Commission lsst yesr that his promotion stock, amounting to more than $400,000. could be pooled. were when last heard from. Teddls Is described aa a seal-brown bulldog, with white face and breast and a pink nose. She wears a collar on whli-h is Inscribed. 'Peddle, mascot of Fourth Engineers. Master Knglneer Fre.l A. Mitchell." Anyone who finds Peddle should call Tabor s4. VANCOUVER MAN CONVICTED Victor Hill Found Guilty of Offer ing; Bribe to exemption Board. TACOMA. TVesh, April II Victor Kill, of Vsncouver. Wash, was con victed by a Jury In the I nlted States restrict Court tod-ty of offering a brlbs ff Hi lo L. 8. Riesecker. chairman of tha Clark County Exemption Board, to change his elssstflcalion from Class 1- The grand Jury reported a not true bill asalnrt Rev. J. K. Cartlen. of Aberdeen, charged with seditious utter-sr'-e..; John I imer, cf Monte-nn. V ah.. and William Vormelker and fleers here allege, that envelopes sup posed to contain this stock In the Bank of Arlsona In Jerome were stuffed with paper and Frame had disposed of the stock to various persons all over the country. Title to the stock was can celled only a few months ago by ths Superior Court of this county on the ground that It had been fraudulently obtained. Frame left here In December before a decision, was rendered. It is charged that ha took all the money In the com pany's aafe and disposed of personal property at the -company mines and pocaetsd the proceeds. "BAD MAN"JNVADES HOTEL Officer Grewalle, New on Force, Alarms Oregon Staff. C. B. Grewalle. officer en the second night relief of the locsl force, reels. lerej the typical Wild West bad man when he entered the lophv of the Ore- W-ni.m rrnml.r. arrt-sted for alleged Icon Hotel Inst evening ana cried loudly tWUUvia si u imiwiuiI stk 1 for a bellboy lo page esveral of his 9nw, 1eet and Rata Continue for Misri and Several Boats Axe Reported as 1st Danger. NEW TORK, April 12. Xlnety-slx hours of Wintry weather in April came to a climax today with a storm of al tematlng snow, sleet and rain. The snow turned to slush immediate ly and traffic within the city was not subject to much Interference, but re ports from suburban districts indicated serious effects on transportation and telegraph servlc. At Sandy Hook and other New Jer sey towns where Government work is under way operations were suspended because emlTloyea were unable to travel. WASHINGTON. April 12. A small naval patrol boat was driven aground in home waters by yesterday's storm, the Navy Department announced today. tf forts to refloat her are In progress. It Is certain It will be saved. No lives were lost. Several other naval auxil iaries were endangered. The Navy Department also announced that a mine sweeper went ashore in the storm off the Atlantic Coast and that one member of the crew, J. N. Con way, machinist's mate, second-class, was washed overboard. Other vessels have gone to the mine sweeper's assistance. AN ATLANTIC PORT, April 12. Thirty-five men comprising officers and crew of the old transport Meade, at anchor off the New England coast, were taken off today by naval vessels durlnff a gale. The Meade, In tow for this port, broke away from a tug yes terday and while she held fast in the storm last night, it was decided to re move the crew as a precaution. Reports to naval authorities here In dicated that the vessel was in no Im mediate danger. LEG LOST ON WEST .FRONT Tacoma Merchant Learns Brother Is in French Hospital. TACOMA. Wash, April 12. (Special.) Ted Alfred. Tacoma cigar dealer, has received word thst his brother, Leonard L. Alfred, who Is With the American expeditlnary force, has lost his leg In France. Alfred enlisted In the Army when the Mexlcsn trouble waa In progress and served all through the affair on the border. At the outbreak of the present war he went to France with General Pershing and has been In the front line trsnchea. Not long sgo a soldier who had relumed from the front came Into Mr. Alfred's store snd told him that his brother's leg wss blown off some where In France and later another sol dier brought the news that Leonard wss in a French base hospital. atlon. presided last, night. Other dl rectors present were W. F. Woodward. R. L. Sabln, W. L. Brewster, BUlott R. Corbett, W. M. Ladd, R. H. Strdtig.. R. W. Montague and Rabbi Jonah B. Wise. Rufus C. Holman left before the vote was taken. The decision of the direc tors, being a vote of confidence in Miss Hunt, was unanimous, with the excep tion or mat or Mr. WoodwaroX who re corded an emphatic negative against approving Miss Hunt s action. Miss Hunt is strongly opposed to war and is attached to the theory of non- resistance. Perhaps she would be listed as a "conscientious objector. Her opinions, however, it was found, have never been used in -propaganda, and she has not sought to Impress anyone" else with ber own beliefs. Statement Is Submitted. It is understood the original charge against her was made through the me dium of an anonymous letter. This brought her to the notice ef the Gov ernment officials and to the workers for the third liberty loan. A signlfl cant feature was that members of ths board of directors who heard the mer its of the case last night sire prominent workers In the third liberty loan cam paign. Miss Hunt appeared before the board and submitted the following statement "Some of the statements that ap peared in an evening paper of April-12 are true, but they are so stated that the general impression given of my opinions and attitude axe incorrect. "I do not wish to discuss the article In detail, but simply to state that I am. and always have been. Intensely and wholeheartedly concerned for the best interests of the United States. "This Is my country. I was born here. My ancestors were born here for many generations back. Both sides of my family fought In the Revolution and also in the Civil War. I am an American, and no one can more earn estly desire to see America leading in the world's progress to a higher civil ization. It la increasingly a source of pride to me that in this conflict our President now stands head and shoul ders above the statesmen of the other warring nations. His aims and Ideals and those of other earnest people with whom I dis agree are my alms and ideals. The dis agreement is purely an honest, differ ence oi opinion aoout tne memo. us which will best achieve those ends. "At no time have I desired to be an 'obstructionist,' I merely wish to claim the constitutional American right pri vately to bold a minority opinion." Board Iasaee Findings. After considerable study last night? following the formal meeting, the board of directors of the Library gave out the following statement: "Tbe board has carefully considered the charges brought against- Miss Louise Hunt through the press and by affidavit. After such consideration and a thorough examination of Miss Hunt as to ber position In the prem ises, the board finds that Miss Hunt Is not chargeable with any overt act of opposition or criticism of the policy of our Government. "Miss Hunt is a faithful and valu able public servant. She is in opinion rectors of the library, association, which held a special meeting to con sider ehs.rsrea aralnat Ml Hunt W. B. Ayer, president of tbe aasoel- r'"1" lno uns were aoing ana una took us to Miss Hunt's office and In troduced us. -. - lteaaoaa Axe Cited. "After stating our mission to Miss Hunt, sbu said the reason she had not subscribed to the first and second lib erty loans was because she was on sick leave and was traveling- for her health, but would not have subscribed anyway, 'nor would she subscribe to the third one because she did not be lieve in war and refused'' to support it. "We then asked Miss Hunt If she was a citizen of this country, and shs stated that she was and came from Portland. Me. We then asked her she did not think it was the duty of every citizen to support the United states at this time and to ouy un erty bonds to the extent of our re sources to help the Government In keeping our Army in France, who were there to fight for her protection as well as our own. She replied that she did not feel that she had to put pa triotism above her personal feelings. and that she had seen her attorney, Richard Montague, who had advised her that she did not have to subscribe unless she so desired. "She further asked If we were tryln to coerce her to buy a bond. She was Informed that there was absolutely no thought of coercion, but we were there to tell, with all the force of language at our command, that it was her duty as well as all others', to support th Government in this crisis, regardless of what their personal beliefs might be, and that the Government was not trying to take anything from her, but was simply asking her to loan it money at a good rate of interest. She replied that It might be a good bus! neee proposition to loan the Govern ment at 414 per cent, and no doubt many were doing so because it was a good business proposition more than from patriotic feelings, but she would not subscribe under any circumstances. "She was then asked if she realized GERMANS BOMBARD IIIHIIG DUHI PARIS-AFTER DARK done in France and Belgium, the cruelties they had practiced and were practicing, and women being ravished. and If she did not think that she should support our boys, who were fighting to protect her from tha same fate. Her reply was that, she was ready to suffer anything rather than to buy a bond, and If the Government wanted ber money they could come and .take it, but she would never-give them any or loan them any volun tarily.' HUSBAND' SHOOTS WIFE SEATTLE MAN PROBABLY INSANE, BELIEF OF OFFICERS. After Seriously Wounding His Wife, Michael Willy, Aged 28, Is Pre vented From Taking Owa Life. SEATTLE, Wash.. April 12. (Spe claL) Mrs. Rose Willy, 19 years old, was seriously wounded by hfer husband, Michael Willy, 28, a shipyard worker, in their apartment at 103 Ninth avenue tonight. Willy was prevented from ending- his own life by J. L. Smiley, uncle of Mrs. Willy, who heard the two shots and rushed into the Willy apart ment. Following an Interview with Willy at the police station the officers said he probably was insane. His only ex planation for the shooting was that his wife called him a slacker and that everybody on the street called him Blacker and coward. He Is held on an open charge pend ing an examination as to his mentality and further investigation into the shooting by the pokice. sMrs. Willy Is not expected to recover. COOS BAY GrlANT IS UP OREGONIAN9 URGE PASSAGE PENDING MEASURE. Representative Hawley Favors Division of Funds According; to O. A C. Grant Settlement. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 12. Representatives Hawley and Sinnott,-ex-Governor West and Senator Cha'mbarlain today had a joint hearing before a House subcom mittee, at which they urged passage of the pending bill providing for disposal of the Coos Bay wagon road grant in the same manner In which the Oregon & California lands are being sold.. Representative Hawley made the principal argument, contending -for a division of funds the same as was made under the Oregon & California act, 23 per cent of the receipts to go to Coos opposed to all war at all times. Most' and Douglas counties, 25 per cent to members of the board have long been tne state, 4U per cent to tne reciama cognizant of these views; they have not I tion fund and 10 per cent to the Fed been publicly expressed. Tie expres- erai Treasury. He showed that after the road com pany had been reimbursed and accrued taxes paid there will be $2,300,000 for allotment. Members of the committee were Inclined to argue that in these war times, when the Government is in dire needs of funds, the entire receipts should go to the Federal Treasury, or failing in that, all receipts save the counties' share. Such a plan the Ore gen delegation opposed and Insisted on the Oregon & California plan. The committee took no action. MR. HAYS AT SACRAMENTO Republican Chairman Refuses Recognize Party Factions. to sions complained of were elicited from her In a manner which did not permit her to state them with clearness. They were given In answer to questions and not volunteered. These statements were so construed and published as to give them a meaning not intended by Miss Hunt. Ceadnct Net Obstructive, "Her conduct has never In any way obstructed, or tended to obstruct, the activities of our Government. She Is, in principle, opposed to any such ob struction or to any encouragement or Incitement to obstruction in others. 'Her duties in carrying out the war savings stamps campaign In the Library have been conscientiously, and efficiently performed. None of the board shares In any degree her opin ions. However, the board feels that the right to one's own conscientious opinion is the very foundation of hu man freedom, and we are not willing to give up, or to compel others to give up, in advance the very thing for which the best and bravest of us are now fighting, and which our ancestors risked their lives to win for us." United States Attorney Hanev de clared yesterday here was no possi bility of prosecution of Miss Hunt, be cause there is no law that will compel any citizen to purchase a liberty bond. However, he held there is a moral obli gation to uphold the Government that is even greater. In' his opinion, he said, such a one should not be per mitted to hold a public position. whether shs were within her legal rights or not. Meat Issue Statement. G. M. Locke, of Lang & Company, and C. L. Wilson, of Hartman St Thomp son, were delegated by the liberty loan committee to call upon Miss Hunt and ascertain why she did not subscribe to liberty bonds. The result bf the inter view was a sworn statement yesterday by the two men which detailed what occurred as follows: to call on Miss M. Louise Hunt, who jwero brought down by British aviators Is assistant librarian at the Central " Thursday. The official statement on Library, drawing a salary of 1175 a aerial activities reports the dropping of onth, to ascertain why she had not oomps on military targeio ueumu me them." SACJiAMENTO, Cal, April 12. Will Hi Hays, chairman of the Republican National committee, arrived here today and visited Governor William D. Ste phens and met other state officials at tbe CapitoL In party meetings here he said he would "recognize no factions" and add ed: "It Is the duty of the National com mlttee to elect candidates, not to select i Wheat Off Dining Cars. OGDEN. Utah. April 12. Effective Sunday. April 14, a new food schedule. providing for the elimination of all wheat foods, will become operative on all dining cars of the Union . Pacific system, including the Oregon Short Line Railroad. This waa the announce ment made here today by F. B. Lewis, manager of the Union Pacific dining car service. Shells From Big Cannon Are Hurled Into French Capital for First Time at Night. AIR RAID IS ATTEMPTED Two Boche Planes Succeed In Fly ing Over Paris District and 1 1 , Are Killed and SO Injured From Bombs, Is Report, PARIS, April 12. For the first time since the long-distance bombardment of Paris began, German shells reached the Paris region after sunset. A pro jectile struck somewhere near the city at 8:05 o'clock this evening. In the Paris district today two per sons were killed and 13 wounded by the bombardment. LONDON, April 12. A German aerial raid was made on the east coast of England this evening. One or two of the raiders succeeded In penetrating further inland. Field Marshal French, commander of the forces of theX united Kingdom, is sued the following report on the raid: borne hostile airships crossed the east coast this evening and proceeded to attack certain east midland districts. One or two raiders succeeded in pene trated further inland, where some bombs are reported to have fallen. Fur ther details are not yet available. The raid is still in progress." PARIS, April 12 German airplanes attempted a raid on the Paris-district tonight. They dropped a few bombs, but it is not known whether there are any casualties. The otticial statement on the raid says: ,. German airplanes crossed 'Ihe lines going south. Only two succeeded in flying over the Paris district, dropping a few bombs. The warning was given at 10:10 o'clock and 'all clear was sounded at 10:40." Eleven persons were killed and 50 Injured In the air raid, according to official Information. Parliament would be elected by Irish parliament instead of directly constituencies. The Irish parliam would consist of two houses, a Sen of 64 members and a House of Co mens of 200. The principle underlying the position of the Senate Is represen tion of interests. This would be fected by giving .representation to merce. Industry and labor, county co ells, churches, learned Institutions peerage. Unionists Offered Guarantee, Sir Horace remarks that In constlt Ing the House of Commons the Nat alists offered to guarantee 40 per of its membership to the Unionists. adds that It was agreed that In south of Irsland adequate represen tion for Unionists could only be secu by nomination, but "as Ulster's rep sentatives had informed the con tion that those for whom they sp could not accept the principle of n lnation, provision was made in scheme for extra representation Ulster by direct flection." Minority Report Adopted. Minority reports were adopted by Ulster Unionists and minority tionalists. In explaining the. report adopted by the majority. Sir 11 or. says: - "The public Is thus provided with majority report In the sense reasoned statement In favor of elusions upon which the majority agreed, but It Is felt to gather from narrative of the proceedings what contents of such report would ha been. "On the other hand, both Ul Unionists and the minority of Nat lists have presented minority repo covering the whole field or the conv tlons' inquiry. The result of this cedure is to minimise the agreerr. reached and emphasize the dlsagr ment. Neither time nor effort, continues t chairman, was spared to attain um. lmity. "There was." however, he contln "a portion of Ulster where a jorlty claimed that if Ireland had right to separate herself from the of the United Kingdom, they hfad same right of separation from the Tel of Ireland. Ulsterltes Declared to Be Hoping. "But the time has gone by when other section of the Irish people wo accept partition of their country, ev OREGON ANSWERS GALL ENLISTMENTS IN BASE HOSPITAL CLOSED TO APPLICANTS. More Than 300 Men Offer Services, Out of Which Number 50 Will Be Selected for Active Dutyv Once more Oregon has kept its stride In responding to the call for men for war service. When the list of applica tions for 50 additional members of Base Hospital No. 46 was closed yesterday, more than 200 men had offered their services. Of that number, the applica tions of 90 were received, and from tbem the desired 60 recruits will be se lected. Following a preliminary ex amination here, each man goes to Camp Lewis for the final physical test. Merle G. Campbell, private in the hospital unit, came to Portland from Camp Lewis and opened an office in the Corbett building last Tuesday morning. Between that time and late yesterday, more than 200 men applied for the 60 available places. , I was surprised at the high class of men offering their services," said Pri vate Campbell last night. "Included among those whose applications were accepted were a number of professional men, registered pharmacists and college graduates, and they all realize, too, that they are entering the service as pri vates. We were obliged to turn away at least 100 who, rejected for service in seme other branch before, hoped they might be accepted now." MAJOR TAKEN 111 GAMP JOHN B1RKXER ARRESTED UNDER ESPIONAGE STATUTE. Prisoner Is Native of Germany and Has Been in the U. S. Military Forces for More Than 30 Years. 35 German' Airplanes Downed. LONDON, April 12. Thirty-five air planes, 21 of which were aestroyea, Bead The Oregonlan classified ads. subscribed to the first and second lib erty loans and why she still refused to snbscribe to the third liberty loan. We first called on Miss Isom, the librarian, stating our errand, and asked er whether she felt It would be best for her to ascertain from Miss Hunt the facts we were seeking or whether she preferred us to see Miss Hunt our selves. Miss Isom informed us she would prefer us to see her. as she felt he had exhausted all of her argu ments and also expressed her grief to think that Miss Hunt had not and would not subscribe. She thereupon battlefront and on Mets. railway station at Whitman Debaters "Win Out. WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 12. Whitman College tonight defeated the University of Idaho in debate on the question of adoption of the programme of the League to Enforce Peace at the end of this war. The single Judge system was used. Another debate was held at Moscow. Read Tne Oregonlan classified ads. DEMTNG, N. M.. April 12. Major John M. Birkner, 127th Field Artillery, was arrested at Camp Cody today charged with violating the espionage act. Major Birkner, who is a native of Germany, has been in the United States military forces for more than 30 years. A technical charge against the offi cer was violation of section 3, title 1, f the espionage act- lie was arrested by Deputy United States Marshal George Ramsey on instructions from United States Marshal Andrew Hud speth. He will be taken to Santa Fe Sunday to appear before United States District Judge Colin NeDiett. SAN FRANCISCO, April 12. Federal officials said here tonight that section 3, title 1, of the espionage act, covers any offense which consisted In Interfer ing with or obstructing the military operations of- the Government. HOME RULE SEEMS NEARER (Continued From First Pare.) order that an Irish Parliament be es tablished, to postpone legislative de cision on the question. Public Opinion Important. "I recognize," writes Sir Horace, "that action In Parliament on the re sult of our deliberations must largely depend upon public opinion." He adds "that the work of an Irish settlement is now felt to admit of no further postponement. In the domin ions and the United States, as well as the other allied countries, the unset tled Irish question is a disturbing fac tor both as regards war effort and peace aims." The scheme of the majority as de scribed In the chairman's letter pro vides for establishment of a parliament for the whole of Ireland with an ex ecutive responsible to it and with full powers over all Internal legislation. administration and direct taxation. Exchequer Board Proposed. Pending decision of the fiscal ques tion, it is provided that imposition of duties and excise shall remain with the Imperial parliament; but that the whole of the proceeds of these taxes shall be paid to the Irish exchequer. A joint exchequer board would be set up to determine the Irish true revenue and Ireland would be repre sented upon the board of customs and excise of the United Kingdom. Irish representatives in the Imperial as a temporary expedient. Hence Lister unionist members ot the co vention remained there only in ho that 'some form of home rule would proposed which might modify the. termination of those they repressn to have neither part nor lot In an Ir: parliament. "The Nationalists strove to win th by concession, but they found the selves unable to accept any of schemes discussed and the only sofne of Irish government they presented the convention, was confined to the elusion of their entire province. "Long before the hope of compl unanimity had passed the majority the convention were considering pos bilities of an agreement between Nationalists and Southern Unionists, "Lord Middleton was the first make a concrete proposal to this e The report shows that in Nove-m he outlined to the grand commit and in December brought before t convention what looked like a wor able compromise. It accepted se government for Ireland, "In return for special minority re resentation in the Irish Parliament readv conceded by Irish National! It offered to that Parliament compl power over Internal legislation administration and In matters of nincn over direct taxation and exci but, although they agreed that ci time revenue should be paia into Irish exchequer, the Southern Uni- i,i, instated nnon the delegation to t Imperial Parliament of power to rates of custom duties. Customs Issue Difficult. "By far the greater part of our ti was occupied Dy sriis onu uucsu Whether Imposition of customs dut should or should not be under com of the Irish Parliament. The difllc ties of the Irish convention may ummed up in two words: -bister 'nuRtnms.' Remarking; that The Ulster aimcu the whole world knows," Sir Hora then evnln.ined the fiscal difficulty. 1 says that since the geographical sitlon of Ireland "Imposes obvious strictions in respect of naval and mi tarv affairs." the Nationalists, seek a eovernment for Ireland resemblii as closely as possible, that of the oth British dominions, concentrate tn claim for home rule upon a demand I unrestricted fiscal power. "Without separate customs and else Ireland would, according to tl view, fail to attain a national 6tat like that enjoyed by the dominion the chairman continues. Separate System Questioned. The Nationalists were prepared agree to free trade with England, both the southern unionists and Ulster Unionists were apprehens; that a separate system of customs oc troi, however guarded, might imp? the authority of the United Klngd over its external trade policy. Neither could they consent to a settlement which was in their judgme incompatible with Ireland's full pa ticipation in a scheme of the Unit Kingdom's federation should that coi to Dass. a a far as the Natlonlists and t southern Unionists were concern -neither side was willing to surrend principle, but both sides were willin in order mat a rariiaiimiii ' mediately be established, to postpo legislative decision upon ultimate co trol of customs ana excise. i same tiaae each party has put r.i-nrd in seoarate notes" subjoined the report its claims for final settl ment of this question." Change Indorsed by Majority. "The decision havine been reached the cardinal issue, the majority of ti convention carried the series oi resoi tions which together form a comple schema of self government. "Is It too much to hope," Sir Hora asks, in conclusion, "that the schen nmhodvino- the agreement will fort with be brought to fruition by tho to whose call the Irish convention no has responded?" DEPORTATION IDEA LAUDE Yakima Would Send Pro-Germai Back to Fatherland YAKIMA, Wash., April II. Chef greeted the reading of a resolutr which was passed unanimously tod bv the Yakima liberty loan campaig ers at their noon luncheon, declaru 'all persons who are pro-German sympathy and have come to thiB cou- try and do not now financially euppc it should be sent back to u-ermany wi the sum of money they had when th- came, and that the remainder of the property should be confiscated and so for the benefit of tha American so diers." The. reclamation town of Bimrock. the Tieton. today reported that It h quadrupled its auota ot-5000 and ask for an honor flag with three star Three other towns in the county outsl. of Yakima have passed their quota They are Selah, Outlook and Whit Swan. Walla Walla Loses Debate. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. April 12. North Central High School of Spokar. tonight won an unanimous declsir over the Walla Walla High School in d-ebate on the Federal ownership an operation of railroads. A similar de bate was held at Spokane.